mechmike0034
09-07-2006, 08:28 AM
He would be 70 today had he lived.
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His death and short career were tragic by themselves, but it is especially sad that he never got to see the influence he had on popular music and popular culture, which continues to this day.
Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins were two of the Beatles' biggest influences.
From "That'll Be The Day" (which Holly wrote after seeing the John Ford western The Searchers, in which John Wayne has the famous "Well, that'll be the day, Pilgrim" line), to Weezer and Outkast (listen to "Hey Ya" and tell me there's no influence...), not to mention all the covers of Buddy Holly songs performed and recorded over the years, his work is still influential 50 years later.
Buddy not only helped make the Fender Strat into a rock and roll icon, he was also one of the first to prove to the masses that geeky-looking guys with big glasses could be cool...
http://avstop.com/news/buddy.jpg
His death and short career were tragic by themselves, but it is especially sad that he never got to see the influence he had on popular music and popular culture, which continues to this day.
Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins were two of the Beatles' biggest influences.
From "That'll Be The Day" (which Holly wrote after seeing the John Ford western The Searchers, in which John Wayne has the famous "Well, that'll be the day, Pilgrim" line), to Weezer and Outkast (listen to "Hey Ya" and tell me there's no influence...), not to mention all the covers of Buddy Holly songs performed and recorded over the years, his work is still influential 50 years later.
Buddy not only helped make the Fender Strat into a rock and roll icon, he was also one of the first to prove to the masses that geeky-looking guys with big glasses could be cool...